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Re:Power over fiber by jakderrida on Thursday January 04, 2024 @09:53AM (#38867698)
> I guess depending on your political agenda they were either trying to be inclusive and promoting gender diversity in STEM, or they were being subtly misogynistic by implying that women aren't as careful as men.

Nah, I actually believe it's the first one. That's why it's so hilarious. The irony is what it insinuates about what happens to women in STEM.

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Re:Power over fiber by sjsdaiuasgdia on Thursday January 04, 2024 @10:34AM (#38868190)
Alternate idea: they weren't thinking about gender at all. Maybe that was the first hit for "blind person clipart" and they just went with the perceived gender of the person in the image.
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